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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We're at one of the Maryland sites of Machine and they've done a terrific job of making practice fun for the kids.  My three are in their two intro groups (7 year old swims twice/week, 11 and 9 year olds three times).  Their intro programs seem focused on making club swimming fun and engaging for kids, presumably so they'll stick with the sport.

Anyway - Machine has a bunch of Virginia sites if you want to take a look.  Highly recommend![/quote]

To be more specific, since two PPs have disagreed with me: *my* kids have fun at Machine.  They love the relay races and team stuff they do.  My youngest's coach was wearing a jack o' lantern hat at practice last week and generally being goofy, which DS told me about after (I also saw her).  So maybe it's more about the attitude than the activities?  Or it varies by kid?  In any case, I'm impressed that my kids report both having fun and making friends at club swim.[/quote]

My kids love their machine practices and they have “fun”, but they don’t do fun stuff at most practices. My kids just like it because they are with their friends. The practices themselves are pretty normal, not fun - unless you have friends there. [/quote]

PP you're responding to - that's fair.  I've been impressed that my kids have made friends there, people they look forward to seeing, within six weeks of practice starting.  To me, that speaks to the overall environment the coaches foster.[/quote]

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